Originally proposed as a 250,000-square-foot center with two major department stores, the plans grew to 370,000-square-feet with five anchors and 180 shops.
Category: Malls
With it’s first catalog issued in 1872, Montgomery Ward would remain a leader in the catalog industry for the next 113 years.
In the late 1990’s, Camelot Music decided to open a new mall prototype. They wanted a store that looked and felt different from the typical cookie-cutter mall music stores.
The modern mall was invented at Southdale. Designed to be a gathering place, Southdale Center brought the community together under one roof.
In the mid 1980’s the Record World at Roosevelt Field Mall was restructured after moving to a larger space.
10 retro advertisements from a 1987 issue of Euclid Square News.
“Woodland Hills Mall is going to be around forever.” Caitlin Boewe (Tulsa World, 21 August 2016)
The Westchester was created with a classical architectural style. A rich palette of materials were used with details that were simple yet elegant.
In 1998 Washington Square was “one of the most productive malls on the West Coast”.